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time lapse photographs showing a gas hydrate nodule burning when a flame is placed in close proximity


Hydrates are ice with fuel inside - they can be lit by a match, or the application of any heat. Here are a series of time lapse photographs showing a gas hydrate nodule -- which has the consistancy of ice -- burning when a flame is placed in close proximity. Credit: Naval Research Laboratory.



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